Blues side still up in the air

New South Wales selectors, with hands temporarily tied by injuries and the NRL judiciary's findings, have named a 21-man squad in the lead-up to Wednesday week's State of Origin II at Lang Park.

With Jarryd Hayne and Luke Lewis facing a trip to the judiciary on Tuesday night in a bid to beat striking and dangerous throw charges respectively and Michael Weyman (groin), Beau Scott (adductor) and Josh Dugan (knee) battling injury, Blues selectors named an extended squad for the first time in the 30-year history of the contest.

Scott, Dugan and Jason King are all in line to play their first Origin game if they make the final cut, while veterans Trent Barrett, Paul Gallen, Luke O'Donnell, Nathan Hindmarsh and Sydney Roosters playmaker Mitchell Pearce were all recalled as part of eight new faces from the side which went down 28-24 in game one.

Half-back Brett Kimmorley and prop Josh Perry were both dropped, while Manly pair Jamie Lyon (ankle) and Anthony Watmough (groin) were both not considered due to injury.

The NRL agreed to a request from the NSW Rugby League to bring the judiciary hearings forward to Tuesday in order to minimise the damage to the Blues' preparations, with coach Craig Bellamy hoping to have his side finalised by Wednesday morning.

Bellamy refused to divulge which players were certain to be in the final 17, with formations dependent on the players available.

"Until we get through the medical in the morning and tomorrow night we won't really know what the team is," Bellamy said.

"If the three injured guys get through and the two guys get off at judiciary you've got your 17 in mind ... what happens in between that's the hard thing."

Hindmarsh's representative career appeared over when he was ignored by the Blues in both 2008 and 2009 before Test selectors sent him away on last year's Four Nations tour where he forced his way into the Australian side for the final.

The 30-year-old intimated that would be his representative swansong before changing his mind in the hope of playing in one more Origin campaign.

O'Donnell and Cronulla pair Barrett and Gallen all played in last year's series, while Barrett almost took part in game one this year when he was placed on standby for Timana Tahu when he was batting an ankle injury.

The Sharks skipper is likely to line up alongside Pearce, though Kurt Gidley also remains an option in the halves with Hayne or Dugan the two leading options at full-back.